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2nd June 2021 | Volume 1, Issue 5
AUSTRALIANISLAMICCOLLEGEOFSYDNEYNEWSLETTER
Term Dates Second Term 2021 10 weeks Monday 19th April 2021 – Friday 25th June 2021 Third Term 2021 10 weeks Monday 12th July 2021 – Friday 17th September 2021 Fourth Term 2021 10 weeks Monday 4th October 2021 – Friday 10th December 2021
CommunicationChannels For ma ers regarding the school, parent(s) and/or caregiver(s), should
email the relevant department. Please be informed AICS Mt Drui Campus
contact number has changed to 02 9933 6900.
Enrolment Enquiries [email protected]
A endance Enquiries A [email protected]
Junior School Enquiries [email protected]
Middle School Enquiries [email protected]
Senior School Enquiries [email protected]
Early Leave and Absence SMS Number 0419727814
Fee Enquiries [email protected]
SEQTA Enquiries [email protected]
Social Media Enquiries [email protected]
aicsnsw
Assalamualaikum We have taken another important step towards a paperless and digital school. I am pleased to announce that the Australian Islamic College of Syd-ney is implemen ng SEQTA, a Learning Management System, in grades from Kindergarten to Year12 in stages. SEQTA is a so ware-based pla orm that provides a framework to facilitate learning through the internet and empowers the parents to view: Student’s metable Assessments and grades at their convenience Communicate with teachers Pastoral care No ces Dashboard, and more It will allow our teachers, students, and parents to use technology more effi-ciently and effec vely while keeping everything simple, easy, and in one place. You will be receiving further informa on on SEQTA in the upcoming months from the school management. Sincerely, Masud Cheema
MessagefromCEO Early Pickup
Please note no early departures will be
granted a er 2:30pm.
Parent(s) and/or caregiver(s) are request-
ed to email a [email protected]
or send an SMS to 0419 727 814 with the
following informa on:
Full Name of parent and/or caregiver
Child(rens) name and class(es),
Reason for early departure,
Time of Pickup
HeadofJuniorSchoolMr Paddy Smith
Dear Parents,
As the term is progressing staff and students in the Junior School have been making very good progress. Year
3 students successfully sat NAPLAN tests in their classrooms this year. Well done to both the staff and stu-
dents on a fantas c effort! Students ended Ramadan and celebrated Eid with the Islamic Art & Culture Event.
The quality of work was extremely high. The exhibits were visited by all students and then parents in the
a ernoon. Students also got to dress up in their cultural clothes and were treated to an Eid lunch pack to en-
joy with their classmates. In the Junior School students contributed a grand total of $311 through their gold
coin dona ons. These dona ons will be sent to a charity in the coming weeks. As we enter the last half of the
term there are s ll lots of exci ng things to get through including class projects, incursions, workshops, the
AICS Spelling Bee, class assemblies, photo day and the Quran compe on to name a few.
Events
Kindergarten Excursion Thursday 3rd June 2021
2C Class Assembly Thursday 3rd June, 2021
Year 2 Incursion Friday 4th June 2021
Public Holiday: Queen’s Birthday Monday 14th June 2021
2D Class Assembly Thursday 10th June, 2021
2E Class Assembly Thursday 17th June, 2021
Beanie Day Friday 18thJune, 2021
Junior School Photo Day Monday 21st June, 2021
Middle School Photo Day Tuesday 22nd June, 2021
Senior School Photo Day Wednesday 23rd June, 2021
AICS Quran Compe on Thursday 24th June, 2021
Last Day for Students Term 2 Friday 25th June 2021
IslamicDepartmentMs Mirvat Alameddine
Our focus in teaching Arabic at AICS is to provide our
students with learning experiences that engage them
through a variety of enjoyable tasks.
Students are having fun using Arabic in classroom
ac vi es, interac ng with the teacher and with each
other through pair and group work. In addi on, as
you know we are using Quizlet (an online learning
approach). It helps students prac se and master
whatever they're learning. The teacher creates class
study sets that complement lesson’s content with
various language games. Quizlet tools are fun, engag-
ing and effec ve.
We are providing students with tools to assist them
in developing all their skills in the language and help
them express themselves in Arabic both orally and in
wri en form.
JuniorLibraryMs Helen Smith
Premier’s Reading Challenge
K‐2: Most K-2 classes are around two-thirds of their way through our PRC challenge. Y3‐4: On the library wall,
we have a record of the race for each class to finish their challenge. 4C is catching up to 4A and 3C and 3B are in
the lead for year 3. We currently have 23 year 3 students and 68 year 4 students completed.
No. of books borrowing What sec on of the library?
Kindergarten 1 book K-2 PRC / Islamic
Year 1 2 books K-2 PRC / Islamic
Year 2 2 books K-2 PRC / Islamic / Short novels
Year 3 3 books 3-4 PRC / Free choice
Year 4 4 books 3-4 PRC / Free choice (including 5-6 PRC)
Best Library Class
Students borrow weekly on a set library day. Students from Y1-4 are also able to return and borrow books
every recess and lunch. A guide for the amount of books allowed for each grade is shown here. These limits
assist us to keep track of our library books, guide student borrowing and ensure all students can borrow.
Students are par cularly encouraged to borrow from our vast PRC sec ons as these books have quality stories
to encourage and support reading.
Best Library Class
Our winners of the recent 'Best Library Class' get to enjoy a box full of library books in their room for the week.
Congratula ons: Week 4: 1E Week 6: 2E
Overdue Book Notes
Students have received no ces of overdue books. Three things can happen:
A) If they are s ll reading the books — please designate a me to finish reading and then return on Monday
so others can borrow the book.
B) If they can’t find it and know they’ve lost it — please pay the advised cost of replacement.
C) If they think they’ve bought it back — it will be le on their name as it has not gone through the computer
as a return , but don’t need to pay though as if found in the library it will then come off their name.
Ramadan Readathon
With a successful Ramadan Readathon, many students par cipated with K‐2 students a emp ng to read as
many Islamic books as they could and Y3‐4 students reading Islamic books for as many minutes as they could.
Students books for 100 minutes/10 Islamic books received a par cipa on cer ficate and two raffle ckets for
the library raffle. Our who read Islamic winners, who received a book to keep, are:
Kindergarten Rohaan KE 40 books
Year 1 Alzafir 1A 96 books
Year 2 Zoey 2A 72 books
Year 3 Alzina 3B 715 minutes
Year 4 Umar 4D 367 minutes
Simultaneous Story me
On Wednesday 18th May at 11am, the Junior School stopped their classwork like thousands of school students
across Australia as we par cipated in Na onal Simultaneous Story me. This year’s book was “Give Me Some
Space” by Philip Bun ng and we were lucky enough to hear an astronaut reading the picture book from space!!
The library was full of space books to read and a giant astronaut pain ng to snap a photo with!
To celebrate we also held a compe on, with the winners receiving their own copy of the book to keep!
New School Library Bags
Our new library bags have arrived for purchase from our uniform shop, Oz
Designs. Students must have either the old logo bag or the new school
library bag to borrow books from the Junior library. Other bags will no
longer be accepted except for this year’s year four as it is their final Junior
year.
Kindergarten Colour in an astronaut Insiya KD
Year 1 Write a ‘Space’ Acros c poem Rayyan 1A
Year 2 Write an ‘Astronaut’ Acros c poem Izaan 2D
Year 3 Draw and label a crea ve spaceship Omer 3E
Year 4 Write a descrip on of a new discovered planet. Yaseen 4E
KindergartenNews Ms Ruqiya Ali
Eid in Kindergarten!
18th of May marked a very special day for all stu-
dents at AICS, par cularly our kindergarteners who
were bubbling with excitement to show their Eid/
cultural clothes to their teachers and friends!
Engulfed in a sea of colour, students could hardly
contain their excitement as they witnessed and
took part in their first ever mul cultural day at
school! Lots of colours and cultures stood out in all
classes in Kindy as students shared their Eid stories
and sparkled in their lovely ou its.
To add to the spirit of Eid, AICS held an Islamic Art and
Cultural Exhibi on on the day as well where the talent
of our kindergarteners shone brightly amidst the other
artworks on display. We have some very clever ar sts
in Kindy! Students were given an opportunity to
a end the exhibi on and look at all the cra y works
of art on display.
To make things more exci ng, the Eid Gi Exchange
was also held on the day in which students exchanged
wonderful gi s with their friends. The day really
brought the spirit of Eid to life. The day ended with big
smiles and lots of love and laughter!
Eid Mubarak!
Year1News
Year2News
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Ms Amna Irfan
Ms Misbah Naveed
Year 1 had quite an even ul week, coming back from the Eid break. Students par cipated enthusias cally in
the Islamic art compe on and Mu i day celebra on. It was wonderful to see all the students dressed up in
their beau ful tradi onal a re. The Islamic art exhibi on was a great success. It gave students an opportunity
not only to showcase their talent, but also provided them with a chance to appreciate their rich culture and
heritage. We also had an Eid gi exchange on the day. All these ac vi es created a fes ve mood and the stu-
dents thoroughly enjoyed taking part in them. Year one students also con nued to display great interest in
their daily learning ac vi es and tasks. They also produced some deligh ul art pieces that depicted their won-
derful talent.
In Week 5 of Term 2, students in Year 2 par cipated in many interes ng and exci ng ac vi es. The Islamic Art & Cultural Event was held on Tuesday the 18th of May. It was a fun and engaging way for students to celebrate the end of Ramadan and Eid. Students also par cipated in the Eid Gi Exchange program, they brought their gi s and exchanged it with their classmates. The Na onal Simultaneous Story me event was scheduled at 11am on Wednesday 19th May. Na onal Simultaneous Story me is an annual event that aims to engage children of all ages to enjoy books by crea ng a sense of excite-ment around reading. All the students in Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed reading and listening to the story Give me Some Space by Philip Bun ng. It was a colourful, vibrant and fun event that aimed to promote the value of reading and literacy.
Year3News
Ms Naureen Inam
The Australian Islamic College celebrated the Islamic Art Exhibi-
on and Eid which were held on 18/5/2021. Students and par-
ents enjoyed these events by watching amazing and beau fully
crea ve work wearing mu i, exchanging Eid gi s and receiving a
hot snack provided to students by the school.
The work and models on display in The Art Exhibi on represent-
ed the Islamic faith and ethos. They included calligraphy,
Mosques, Kabba, Hajj events and Ramadan requirements. Each
piece of work showed a lot of effort and crea vity which lead to
the exhibi on being a great success.
Well done to all students who par cipated in this event to pre-
sent their Art skills.
Year4News
Ms Iram Khan
Year 3s being Busy Bees!
Year 3 have completed their very first NAPLAN assess-
ments. It was a very busy me for them as they had
NAPLAN all around Eid me. Alhamdullilah, they jug-
gled it very well and all the teachers are very proud of
them. A er receiving some feedback from students,
the NAPLAN tests went very well and the students are
quite confident with their performance. We are sure
their hard work will definitely pay off In Shaa Allah.
Great work Year 3!
To celebrate Eid ul Fitr at school, students dressed up
in their cultural clothing. It was wonderful to see such
beau ful and colourful clothing. Students were very
excited to share their Eid stories and show their won-
derful Eid ou its. It is always so wholesome to see all
the wonderful different cultures coming together as
one big family. Students were also provided some de-
licious lunch by the school, which they greatly en-
joyed. Students par cipated in a Eid gi exchange
with their peers. They were so excited to receive such
amazing presents. It was a wonderful way to celebrate
exactly what the spirit of Eid is all about, sharing and
giving. There was a wonderful Islamic Art and Cultural
exhibi on in the school hall which all students really
enjoyed visi ng.
Middle/SeniorLibraryMs Shamyla Anjum
Simultaneous story Time
Our students delightedly took part in simultaneous sto-
ry me this year with NASA Astronaut Shannon Walker
read the book called “Give me some space” from Inter-
na onal space sta on. All Yr5 & 6 Students received a
par cipa on cer ficate at the end of the session.
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Con nue reading premiers reading challenge books
You s ll have en re term and a few weeks in term three to finish PRC.
Last day for PRC entries is 20th August for Students.
Contact the librarian for any PRC login issues. You can contact me through Edmodo if you have already
joined the library.
Ramadan Readathon 2021 Recipients:
Congratula ons to our Ramadan Read-a-thon Par cipants.:
Aiman Ahsan 5A
Womama Mollah 5A
Hadiyah Shoaib 5C
Aiza Usman 5C
Hadiya Saad 6A
Nusaybah Hassan 6C
Iqra Mulla 6C
Mohammed Morshad 7A
Eeshan Ahmed 7C
Raafay Zahir 8A
Saabir Mulla 8C
Ahmad Zahir 9C
Farhana Mamodrafi 9C
Artwork done by Tahiyat Ahmed
Shah (7I) for SST 2021
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From the start of term 2, students have been learning
about the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders in
both Geography and Visual Arts.
In Geography, students are learning how Indigenous
Australians changed the natural environment in Aus-
tralia and how the environment influences the human
characteris cs of the places. In Visual Arts, students
began to explore the ar s c methods and techniques
of the tradi onal indigenous art and s ll life. In both
subjects, students were able to learn and explore
different elements of the Aboriginal culture, their me-
dium of paints, symbols and tradi onal art methods to
represent personal iden ty.
On Anzac day, grade five teachers and students took
part in a variety of ac vi es to remember and com-
memorate all Australians and New Zealanders who
served and died in WW1. It is a great opportunity for
our students at AICS to learn, grow and develop about
the past, culture and tradi ons in Australia.
Year5NewsMs. Rayan El Hazzouri
Year6NewsMs Faiza Basharat
In Year Six, students have engaged in many meaningful
learning experiences throughout the term. In Literacy,
they learnt how to be Ad-Smart and make wise choic-
es. Peer pressure and prac cal strategies to deal with
it, is the hot topic for all the students during PDHPE
lessons. And to our surprise, Novel Study lessons are
loved by many Year Six students as they take a walk
through the history of World War I and the life of the
youngest ANZAC soldier to die during the ba le of
Gallipoli.
This term, Year Six also enjoyed some amazing celebra-
tory events such as Mother's Day to honour our amaz-
ing mothers, Mul cultural Day and also Eid-ul-Fitr,
marking the end of a month of fas ng from dawn to
sunset. The virtual tour of space during Na onal Simul-
taneous Story me was another adventure for us all
and hopefully there are many more to come.
Ms Sandy Auduong
CAPAFaculty
Term two for our stage 4 students has proved to be a very intellectually s mula ng term. The students have
learnt about the four conceptual frameworks (Artwork, Ar st, world, Audience) and four frames (Subjec ve,
Structural, Cultural, Postmodern) used within Visual Arts to help cri cally analysis, deconstruct and under-
stand Artworks. The year 7 students will be con nuing the explora on of the elements of design using
different mark making techniques for the rest of the term. The year 8 students will be moving onto building
their nominated food objects and transforming them into a 3D sculpture with clay. These sculptures will be
displayed alongside their A3 water colour pain ng during Science week 2021.
Below are some of the extraordinary tonal drawings and water colour pain ngs completed at the end of
Term 1 by our talented students rela ng to the 2021 Science week theme of “Food: Different by design”.
Raima Jamal 8C
Aimen Amir 7S Danish Atha
Hermawan
Akifah Dawllah7H Raima Jamal 8C
Fawz Al Jamhour
Omar Bakka 7H
Neoma Hasan 7S
Ishaa Adnan 8A
Ms Natalie Samonian
HSIEFaculty
By now we are well into term 2 and years 7-10 have just completed their Semes-ter Examina ons. These examina ons are an important way for students to judge the learning and understanding of content and concepts taught in HSIE subjects. In week 9 Year 11 Students will be si ng their half-yearly examina ons. Very soon students will be issued their study guides - We wish them well in their study and prepara on, in order for them to do their very best to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the Stage 6 HSIE content.
Year 12 Studies of Religion Excursion On Tuesday 9th May – Year 12 Studies of Religion students had an in-depth experience of their topic of Juda-ism. This Excursion was a way for students to gain insight into what a Synagogue Services are and how they are important to Jewish lived experiences . Students visited Modern Orthodox Jewish Synagogue called North Shore Synagogue at Linfield. Where they guided through the features of a Synagogue and importance of Synagogue Services by (Rabbi) Cohen. It was very impressive to see our students engage in this experience in a very posi ve way, and willing to demon-strate their knowledge and understanding of the topic. Rabbi Cohen was also eager to learn more about Islam, so he took the opportunity to ask them ques ons.
Year 11 Studies of Religion and Leadership Excursion Wednesday 12th May – Students from year 11 Studies of Religion and invited students par cipated in an interfaith opportunity with students from Jewish and Chris an faiths. This event was to help students develop Respect, Understanding and Acceptance of people in our mul -faith society of Australia. As a part of the day students were given a guided tour around the Great Synagogue of Sydney – which links to the HSC content of Studies of Religion While there, our students were taught about beliefs and prac ces of prayer from Judaism and Chris anity, while sharing about their own faith of Islam. AICS students are to be praised for being wonderful ambassadors of the school, and being wonderful young am-bassadors for Islam.
